New York officials rule against bitcoin-mining power plant
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has denied required air permit renewals to a bitcoin-mining power plant on the grounds that it was a threat to the…
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Trump’s vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Stunning new revelations about former President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingMudslide leaves 19 dead, 50 missing in northeast India
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — The death toll from a mudslide in northeastern India has risen to 19, with over 50 people…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s conservative high court hands GOP another weapon
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How will R. Kelly sentence impact other trials?
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting leader buys $1.5 million more
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president is back at it, doubling down on his country’s losing investment…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico suspends operations of bank amid global probe
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities have announced a suspension of the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro…
Continue ReadingNavy report: Multiple errors poisoned Pearl Harbor water
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Navy investigation released Thursday revealed that shoddy management and human…
Continue ReadingXi defends vision of Hong Kong on 25th anniversary of return
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return with a speech Friday…
Continue ReadingPolice: Shooting in Newark wounds 9; all expected to survive
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Police say nine people have been shot in Newark, New Jersey, including a teenager. Acting Newark public safety director Raul…
Continue ReadingTo avoid blackouts, California may tap fossil fuel plants
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California may turn to fossil fuels to avoid blackouts during hot weather that…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sets nation’s toughest plastics reduction rules
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Companies selling shampoo, food and other products wrapped in plastic have a decade…
Continue ReadingMS-13 member pleads guilty to luring 15-year-old to killers
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A teenage member of the MS-13 gang has pleaded guilty to charges she lured a 15-year-old boy to his death in 2019 on…
Continue ReadingBig Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024
By RALPH D. RUSSO and ERIC OLSON AP College Sports Writers In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add…
Continue ReadingTexas orders districts to audit, fix school security issues
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State officials are ordering local school districts across Texas to audit and correct security deficiencies at their schools…
Continue ReadingCalifornians won’t weigh ‘involuntary servitude’ amendment
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will not consider amending its state constitution to eliminate an exemption…
Continue ReadingCDC: New listeria outbreak tied to 23 illnesses, 1 death
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One death and nearly two dozen hospitalizations are being tied to a new listeria outbreak of…
Continue ReadingMcConnell warns Dems of fallout for reviving Biden bill
By KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threatened Thursday to derail a bill…
Continue ReadingAlabama bond sale for mega prisons falls $200 million short
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Hussle lifted up neighborhood he was gunned down in
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nipsey Hussle was a hip-hop star who sought to raise up his neighborhood with him until…
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